"stewing" in Chinese (Traditional)
燉煮煩惱(比喻用法)
Definition
指將食物慢慢地在液體中燉煮。非正式地,“stewing”也用來表示長時間煩惱、生氣或擔心。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
在烹飪時指慢火燉煮。比喻時用於描述長時間煩惱、憤怒,不用於短暫的情緒。常用於『stewing over something』這類短語中。
Examples
The beef has been stewing for two hours.
牛肉已經**燉煮**了兩個小時。
She is stewing vegetables for dinner.
她正在為晚餐**燉煮**蔬菜。
I could smell the soup stewing on the stove.
我能聞到爐子上湯的**燉煮**香氣。
He spent the whole weekend stewing about what his boss said.
他整整一個週末都為老闆的話**煩惱**。
She was just stewing in her room instead of joining the party.
她只是在房間**煩悶**,沒有參加派對。
No use stewing over it—just talk to him.
**別煩惱**了,直接去跟他說吧。